A bill to outlaw "revenge porn" will be introduced to lawmakers this legislative session.

A bill to outlaw "revenge porn" will be introduced to lawmakers this legislative session.

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Updated: 6:49 PM CDT Apr 8, 2015

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WEBVTT THE 2000 DEATH OF HIS FRIEND, SUSAN BERMAN.SCOTT: NEW TONIGHT, LEGISLATIONTO OUTLAW "REVENGE PORN" WILL BEINTRODUCED TO LAWMAKERS THISSESSION.REVENGE PORN IS WHEN AN ANGRYEX-LOVER DISTRIBUTES EXPLICITPHOTOS WITHOUT PERMISSION.CAMILLE: IT IS LEGAL, BECAUSETHE ADULT ORIGINALLY AGREED TOBE PHOTOGRAPHED.BUT NOW A LOCAL LAWMAKER WANTSTO CRIMINALIZE THE ACT.WDSU ANCHOR SULA KIM IS LIVE ATTHE CLOCK, SULA YOU DID AN INDEPTH REPORT ABOUT THIS TOPIC, HOW COULD THIS HELP THEVICTIMS?SULA: THAT'S RIGHT, I TALKED TOVICTIMS OF REVENGE PORN, LAWEXPERTS AND EVEN LAW ENFORCEMENTOFFICIALS.WHEN PHOTOS WERE INITIALLYTAKEN, TWO CONSENTING ADULTSAGREED TO IT.BUT ONCE THEY BREAK UP, A BITTEREX WILL POST IT ON LINE TO RUINTHE OTHER PERSON'S REPUTATION.SULA: UNDER CURRENT LAW, IT'SLEGAL BECAUSE OF THE CONSENTGIVEN AND ALSO BECAUSE THEPERSON WHO TOOK THE PHOTORGRAPHOR VIDEO OWNS THE RIGHTS TO THEPICTURE AND THEY ARE FREE TO DOWHATEVER THEY WANT WITH IT.THERE HAVE BEEN WEBSITES THATSUPPORT THE ACT GIVING AN ANGRYEX-LOVER A PLATFORM TO POST THEVIDEOS.SULA: KEVIN BOLLAERT WASCONVICTED EARLIER THIS YEAR OFIDENTITY THEFT AND FELONY COUNTSOF EXTORTION.AUTHORITIES SAY THE 28-YEAR-OLDALLOWED USERS TO UPLOADTHOUSANDS OF SEXUALLY EXPLICITPHOTOS OF WOMEN ON HIS WEBSITE.HE THEN CREATED ANOTHER WEBSITEFOR THE WOMEN TO PAY MONEY TOHAVE THEIR PICTURES REMOVED.HE WAS CRIMINALIZED BECAUSE OFEXTORTION ISSUES.THE ISSUE IS HOWEVER VERYCOMPLICATED.SOME SAY IF REVENGE PORN ISILLEGAL, IT VIOLATES FREE SPEECHAND AFFECTS COPYRIGHT LAWS.THEY ASK, WHERE DO YOU DRAW THELINE?IT MAY HAVE UNINTENDEDCONSEQUENCES, BUT EITHER WAY,IT'S BEEN A BIG TOPIC THE LASTFEW YEARS AND MORE THAN A DOZENSTATES PASSED LAWS ALREADYBANNING REVENGE PORN.SULA: AT LEAST 20 OTHER STATESHAVE SIMILAR LAWS PENDING.THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEGINS

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Bill to outlaw 'revenge porn' to be introduced in legislative session

A bill to outlaw "revenge porn" will be introduced to lawmakers this legislative session.